Another weekend of travel chaos?

Holidaymakers travelling through Gatwick this weekend could face travelling without their luggage, or delays of up to four hours, when they land at the airport because of staff shortages.

The problem is reportedly worse at weekends as Swissport, the company in charge of baggage handling, have allegedly employed staff on zero hours contracts who refuse to work antisocial hours, experts warn delays may get worse as airlines are locked into contracts with the firm.

We spoke to travel expert Bob Atkinson, he said:

If you're going to check a bag into the hold, don't put anything in that bag that is essential to you - like medicines and documents